Roxey is going to have surgery-STITCHES OUT! (post 118)

[Kfamr]

How is the pretty blue-eyed girl? Keeping you all in my thoughts.

[anna_66]

Well we didn't get home until around 7 pm(we left at 9 this morning ). Lots of waiting, but I understand why...lots of dogs there.
They did blood work and x-rays and said she wasn't a good canidate for the knee replacement so they are doing the TIBIAL PLATEAU LEVELING OSTEOTOMY or TPLO (middle of the page) The surgeon said it would be a much better surgery for her. They'll be putting a steel plate in her leg with 6 screws.
We left her there and they are doing the surgery tomorrow morning. They've already called and told me she had dinner, pottied and is resting fine and not stressed out (that's my good girl!). They will be calling me before and after the surgery to let me know how things are going. This place really seems to care a lot about the animals. I know our girl is in good hands

Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and I'll update when I get more info.

[dukedogsmom]

Good luck, Roxey! Fingers and paws crossed here for a very successful surgery

[Grace]

Anna, I have found that University Vet School Hospitals are so much better than people hospitals when it comes to keeping patient's families informed.

Several years ago we had to take one of our cats, Grady, to Michigan State for repair of a badly fractured left femur. He was there just 48 hours, but in that time they called us at least 8 times - keeping us up to date on the surgery, etc.

We are so thankful that if needed, we are just 49 miles from MSU.

[RobiLee]

I'll be thinking about you today, Miss Roxey. Lots of prayers going out for you.

Hang in there, Mom!

{{HUGS}}

[chocolatepuppy]

Pawsitive thoughts and prayers that Roxy's surgery goes well. We had RB Mandy to Ohio State twice and were highly impressed.

[anna_66]

Yep, I'm really impressed with them too. I don't think I'd hesitate to take any of our dogs back there again

Our student Jessica called me back this morning and let me know Roxey was still being good and has went out and pottied again and that they would be taking her into surgery soon (she's the first one). Then she said she'll call me sometime before noon and let me know how everything went.

So looking at the time now I'd say she's probably has already had her surgery and is in recovery.
I hope they call me before I have to be to work at 11:45. If not, I'll just to have to tell my tables they'll have to wait because my baby girl just got out of surgery

I'll keep you posted!

[cyber-sibes]

Sending Sibe vibes & prayers for Roxey. I trust she'll do fine.

My cat, ChowChow, went to OSU vet clinic to have several inches of colon removed (blockage). It was our only option, as I was a single mom and couldn't afford to have our reg. vet do it. OSU agreed to do it because I had just been laid off & had time to do all the post-op care for him. They were wonderful! And ChowChow went on to enjoy another 10 years of life.